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Group games: teams against each otherCity Conquest
Race Through Volendam
€19.95 per team
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A city game where teams play against each other: at least 2 teams of 1–4 players, each team on its own phone.
Teams against each other · from €4.99 per person · book instantly · valid 12 months · no guide needed
- 120 min
- 15 zones
- 8 factions
- 2–8 teams
In City Conquest the centre of Volendam becomes a game board for your whole group: at least two teams race to conquer zones, and other teams can win them back. On the way you pass places like Europaplein, PX, and Frits Veldhuizenbrug. When time is up, the team with the most points wins; with equal points, the team with the most ducats wins.
What does it cost for your group?
Teams (up to 4 each): 3
How to play
1Explore
Walk through the real city. The map shows every zone:
free, 
taken by a team in its colour, or 
locked for a few minutes. The game starts at 
.
2Conquer
Step into a zone and open its task: a puzzle, a riddle, something to count or a code to crack on the spot, now and then a photo. Get it right and the zone takes your colour
, and you earn 30 ducats 
.
3Defend and take back
Other teams can take your zones once the lock
is over, and you can take theirs. A zone 
stays with the team that conquers it. The first team at a bonus spot 
gets a power-up in its backpack 
.
4Final count
When the time is up, the team with the most points wins; with equal points, the most ducats
. Be at the meeting point 
in time: the herald calls everyone together.
Every zone has ten tasks about what you can really find there. Each team gets a different one, and a new one every time it comes back, so answers can't be passed on.
8 factions
Every zone has a field that fits the place: knowledge at a library, creativity at a museum, charm on a market square, speed on a bridge or quay, power at a fortress or tower. The stronger your faction is in a zone's field, the more points that zone is worth to you, so every faction has its own zones to go for.
- Bell Ringers of Mariakerk
- Choir of Sint Vincentiuskerk
- Curators of Palingsoundmuseum
- Organists of Maria van het Water
- Traders of Europaplein
- Scholars of Bibliotheek Volendam
- Players of PX
- Bridge Wardens of Frits Veldhuizenbrug
Ducats, chests and drops
Chests
Every 20 minutes the herald hides chests 
in the streets. The first team within 30 m opens one: ducats , a potion, a defence or something to leave for others.
The merchant
You start with 50 ducats and earn more by conquering, holding zones and approved photos. Spend them at the merchant 
: you can buy anywhere, and at his spot you get 20% off.
Drops and fog
Leave a bomb, trap, fog, curse or sabotage on the street 
. Only your team sees it; the team that walks into it is hit. Fog 
hides their map beyond 100 m. A scout 
shows drops near you 
: walk to one to defuse it.
Speed potionWait times and zone locks halved for 10 minutes.
Wisdom potionRemoves one wrong answer from your next multiple-choice question.
Strength potionYour next conquest scores double.
ShieldBlocks the next attack on your team (20 seconds to react).
MirrorSends the next attack straight back to the team that left it.
AntidoteEnds fog, a trap or a curse at once.
ScoutShows other teams' drops within 100 m for 2 minutes; walk to one to defuse it.- BombLeave it on the street: the team that walks into it loses 25 points.
TrapLeave it on the street: 3 minutes no conquering and no answering.
FogLeave it on the street: for 4 minutes their map shows only 100 m around them.
CurseLeave it on the street: on their next 2 questions a wrong answer costs double.
SabotageLeave it on the street: steals one thing from their backpack (or 30 ducats).
15 zones
- Europaplein
- PX
- Frits Veldhuizenbrug
- Drilbrug
- Visserman 2009
- Cotje 2000
- Stolphoevekerkje
- Volendams Museum
- Mariakerk
- Maria
- Tulip Museum Volendam
- Sint Vincentiuskerk
- Bibliotheek Volendam
- Palingsoundmuseum
- Maria van het Water
Two ways to play
Without a game master
You play on your own. The organiser opens the game master page, chooses the default language and the playing time, and starts the game. From then on everything runs by itself on every phone: the zones, the chests, the merchant and the final count.
€19.95 per team
Book and payOften chosen by companiesWith a game master
Someone leads the game from the game master page: follows every team live with its points and zones, sends messages to all teams, adds 15 minutes or stops the game, gives a team a power-up or puts a chest right next to it, and looks at the photos. The game master never sees the answers.
€199.00 including 5 teams, €19.95 per extra team
Book and payThe organiser sets up the game on the game master page (the default language and the playing time) and starts it for all teams.
Every player can pick and switch the language on their own phone.
What the game master sees
Live, on a laptop or tablet: where every team is, who holds which zone, and each team's points, ducats and items. From here the game master gives or takes points, sends a message to one team or to all teams, adds 15 minutes or pauses the game.
How do you play City Conquest?
At least 2 teams take part, each with 1 to 4 players and one phone per team. At the start every team picks a faction: a group with its own story, strengths and characters.
You then walk to the zones shown on the map. Solve the task at a zone and you conquer it, but rival teams can win it back later. That means you keep weighing up attack and defence as a team. Points add up during the playing time, and when the time is over the team with the most points wins.
Which places in Volendam are on the board?
The board is formed by Volendam's streets and the sights on our routes. Along the Haven you walk past the harbour front, with the Volendams Museum close by and wide views over the Markermeer.
Inland, the Sint-Vincentiuskerk, the Doolhof and the Julianaweg mark out more of the area where zones can lie. Teams criss-cross between the waterfront and the old lanes while they plan the next move. This group game in Volendam gives a familiar village walk a competitive edge.
What does the organiser do?
The organiser is the person who booked. They set up the game on the game master page, choosing the default language and the playing time, and then start it for all teams at once. A match always starts this way.
During the game, each player can pick and switch the language on their own phone. International colleagues, school groups and families with guests from abroad can therefore all play the same match, each in their own language.
Which Volendam games can you book today?
Two Volendam games are bookable today. Secrets of Volendam is a walk with puzzles and photo tasks along the harbour boulevard, the Markermeer and the old lanes, passing the St. Vincentiuskerk and the Volendams Museum.
Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Volendam goes from the Volendams Museum to the harbour front. Both use the free Loquiz app, take 1.5 to 2 hours and cost €19.95 per team: one phone, at most 4 players. Start whenever you like, every day, within 12 months.
Do we need a game master?
No. Without a game master you play completely on your own: the person who booked opens the organiser page once, picks the default language and play time and starts the game for all teams; after that everything runs by itself on every phone. A game master (€199.00 incl. 5 teams) is optional, for someone who wants to follow and steer the game live.
Can teams start the game themselves?
You do not need a game master for that: the person who booked starts the game once for all teams on the organiser page, so every team plays the same time. After that everything runs by itself on every phone. A game master is optional, for someone who wants to follow and steer the game live.
Who wins City Conquest?
When time is up, the team with the most points wins; with equal points, the team with the most ducats wins.
What group size works for City Conquest?
You need at least 2 teams. Each team has 1 to 4 players and plays on its own phone.
Who sets the length of the game?
The organiser sets the playing time and the default language on the game master page before starting.
Can players use their own language?
Yes. Every player can pick and switch the language on their own phone.
City Conquest Race Through Volendam
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